The stoning of Stephen Miller, now running the Trump White House
When Donald Trump made the stunning announcement that Stephen Miller is his new chief of staff–preempting the New York Times by a few minutes–I literally said:"Watch for a barrage of negative Miller stories in the next couple of days."I was wrong.It was the next couple of hours.‘LAWYER UP’: DEMS IMMEDIATELY PUT TRUMP ON NOTICE AMID REPUBLICANS' MIDTERM BLOODBATHStephen Miller speaks as President Donald Trump delivers his 100th Day in office achievement speech at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center in Warren, Michigan, on April 29, 2025.(Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)MS NOW anchor Katy Tur said: "Donald Trump’s whole immigration agenda is Stephen Miller, and for Stephen Miller, it has always been absolutist: do whatever is necessary, as much as we can possibly do, be as cruel as possible as a warning sign for anybody who might want to come over." WHITE HOUSE SHAKEUP CONTINUES WITH NEW DEPARTURE FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION"Stephen Miller, one of his most notorious staffers, will instead be taking over as chief of staff," CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins said from the White House driveway, adding: "He was one of two staffers, including Kristi Noem, who came out after Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis and called him a domestic terrorist." That New York Times story: "Miller, a deeply ideological Trump loyalist, has been the architect of some of the most polarizing domestic policies in Mr.
Trump’s second term." The conservative Federalist cited a past Miller comment on mass deportations: "At every turn illegal aliens have always been treated better than Americans."And then there are the Democrats.Rep.
Robert Garcia, the expected incoming House Oversight chairman, said: "Stephen Miller is the architect of the unconstitutional ICE raids that have terrorized our communities and kidnapped and killed American citizens and immigrant families… Stephen Miller should lawyer up."Oh, and incoming Speaker Hakeem Jeffries called him "a dangerous xen...